Major — de Coverley, a Spartan in adversity, did not flinch once throughout the whole hideous ordeal.

The nightmares appeared to Hungry Joe with celestial punctuality every single night he spent in the squadron throughout the whole harrowing ordeal when he was not flying combat missions and was waiting once again for the orders sending him home that never came.

He smiled nervously when his brief ordeal had ended.

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She survived a 14-day ordeal stranded at sea.

He couldn’t understand why Aunt Queen would let him go through this ordeal, especially on his birthday.